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Pocket Chicken

Date: 2026-05-20 AO: Pocket Chicken Q: Hot Route , PAX: Ultratecht, Giving Tree, Hot Route FNGs: None COUNT: 3 CONDITIONS: Ultratecht shirt off barometer was about 2/3 through if that’s any indication
WARMUP: n/a
THE THANG: 4.75ish
MARY:
MOLESKINE: 90s dance electronica. Matt Dillon. Owls.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
PLAYLIST:
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Tora! Tora! Tora!

Date: 2026-05-18 AO: Tora! Tora! Tora! Q: Hot Route , PAX: g-string, Ultratecht, Giving Tree, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Hot Route, FNG Airwolf FNGs: 1 FNG Airwolf COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: getting warm. Summer is upon us
WARMUP: runway mosey/standards
THE THANG: Mini-Murph training: mosey to end of runway and do 4 corners of 25 merkins for a total of 100. 50 squats for total of 200 then back to gym for pull-ups. Sets of 3 w/plank in between for a total of 21 and a good run to last building and back
MARY: abc abs
MOLESKINE: got everyone’s brains early work with Guess the Score. See playlist below
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Murph convergence here next Monday FYI
COT: Welcome g-string from Old Hick and FNG Airwolf from G’town
PLAYLIST: music.apple.com/us/playlist/scores-three/pl.u-KVXBYR6T0MjAk
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Tora! Tora! Tora!

Date: 2026-05-11 AO: Tora! Tora! Tora! Q: Giving Tree , PAX: Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Giving Tree, Ultratecht, greyalbum FNGs: None COUNT: 4 CONDITIONS: Fine at first, then a lot of rain.
WARMUP: Mosey out to track and back GM WMH Arm circles Leg stretches
THE THANG: Murph Training!
Set of elevens on hill. Start with merkins at bottom of hill, run up hill to mailboxes and do squats.
Grab coupon and head to workout area for another set of elevens. Starting with pull ups, run 75% effort to end of path and do 4 count chest press.
3-4 minutes of slow mountain climbers to end. Switching from high to low plank. End.
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check the general page.
Sign up for an east side Q docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eAK02OzXbZ9dtU7J66-lfDB-h0KhmEb4VFg3JgwTug0/edit?usp=drivesdk
COT:
PLAYLIST: Select songs from Phish at sphere April 18, 2026
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May the Fourth at TTT!

Date: 2026-05-04 AO: Tora! Tora! Tora! Q: Giving Tree , PAX: Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Giving Tree, Ultratecht, Third Coast, Hot Route, @PVC DR from Houston FNGs: None COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: Not a chill to the Winter, but a nip to the air
WARMUP: Mosey to get inside the fort Imperial walkers Imperial squat walkers Imperial lunge walk Good mornings Willie mays Hayes SSH
THE THANG:
Jedi training: increase level of intensity for muscle group. 1. Level 1: Padawan 2. Level 2: Apprentice 3. Level 3: Knight 4. Level 4: Master
40 sec of work with 10 second rest Repeat 2x
Arms 1. Light saber work (chop to halos alternating sides) 2. Curls 3. Dips 4. Curl to overhead press to tricep extension to shoulder lower
Back 1. Prom dates 2. Supermans 3. Bent over rows 4. Pull ups / hang
Legs 1. Calf raises 2. Sumo Squats 3. Single leg deadlifts 4. 180 squat jumps
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Parking lot is closed for the time being per Goose’s post above.
Park and rendezvous outside the gate blocking the entrance to the parking lot for the time being. I will investigate and determine if we need a new spot for a few weeks, or let me know if you know any detail.
COT:
PLAYLIST: Mostly John Williams Star Wars score, with some newer stuff sprinkled in.
– :deciduous_tree:
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The Buffalo

Date: 2026-05-01 AO: The Buffalo Q: Hot Route , PAX: Third Coast, The Bobs, Hot Route, Hipster, Giving Tree, greyalbum, Ultratecht, Waymo (formerly Space Baby) FNGs: None COUNT: 8 CONDITIONS: crisp
WARMUP: mosey and standards
THE THANG: 1min w/coupon: Russian high knees Scissors Squat jumps Groiners
45s on w/coupon and full court suicide in between: Bus drivers Leg raises Thrusters Boat rockers Squat curls Goblet curtesy Hammers Single leg RDL
45s wall sits with swerkins and pistol squats in between on the swing set
MOLESKINE: pink floyd got some chatter as we went through early Syd Barrett to mopey miserable Roger waters and then the great Gilmour years
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Ultratecht gets his 10-yr chip today, congrats and well done on the feat! TAPs for Squatter and wife. East side is praying for ya.
COT: delightful ballz
PLAYLIST: music.apple.com/us/playlist/pink-floyd/pl.u-xlyNJRYuvRNg1
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Pocket Chicken

Date: 2026-04-29 AO: Pocket Chicken Q: Hot Route , Ultratecht, Giving Tree PAX: Ultratecht, Hot Route, Giving Tree FNGs: None COUNT: 3 CONDITIONS: sogg
WARMUP:
THE THANG: 5mi
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: all of them
COT: shredding it
PLAYLIST: nature, Goulet
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Tora! Tora! Tora! – Casino Royale

Date: 2026-04-27 AO: Tora! Tora! Tora! Q: Waymo (formerly Space Baby) , PAX: Giving Tree, Ultratecht, Waymo (formerly Space Baby) FNGs: None COUNT: 3 CONDITIONS: Warm
Warm-Up 1. SSH – 20 IC 2. Willie Mays Hays 3. Good mornings 4. Cherry pickers – 10 IC 5. Imperial Walkers – 10 IC 6. Arm Circles – 10 forward / 10 backward 7. Runners stretch to world’s greatest stretch 8. Mosey
The Thang Workout deck
Cool Down / Stretch – Downward Dog – Cobra Stretch
PLAYLIST: music.apple.com/us/playlist/f3-casino/pl.u-BNA6vpbs1D6Kd9v
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The Buffalo

Date: 2026-04-03 AO: The Buffalo Q: Hot Route , PAX: greyalbum, Third Coast, The Bobs, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Hipster, Makita (Anderson Fader), Giving Tree, Ultratecht, Hot Route, Mr. Roboto, Cowboy, The General FNGs: 1 The General COUNT: 12 apostles CONDITIONS: pretty damn good
WARMUP: mosey around the block and standard warmarama
THE THANG: partnered up and each group grabbed a coupon as our ‘cross to bear’ while running down to the pavilion alternating who carries. Tables: 1min ea Box jumps Bulgarian Split Squats DIDs Table lifts
Partners: 45s of coupon exercise whilst other does LBCs or Hammers Squat thrust Forward raise RDLs alternating merkin kettle swings Incline ski jumps (altogether)
Mosey up Stairway to Heaving w/partner and coupons
Abs on the bball court: V-ups Crunchy frogs 5-sec plank + merkin ABCs
MOLESKINE: Theme was ‘good’ and playlist followed suit. Big number today and good to have a full group of apostles
ANNOUNCEMENTS: East side hang 4/7 at BC as posted above. Fridays by River starts today. 10,000 steps. Upcoming races. Songwriter night. Check main channel.
COT: TAPs to Hipster friend going through divorce and @Mr. Roboto daughter
PLAYLIST: music.apple.com/us/playlist/good/pl.u-kv9lReltDqYAk
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[Pocket Chicken] Pocket Chicken

Date: 2026-04-01 AO: Pocket Chicken Q: Ultratecht , Ultratecht, Giving Tree, Hot Route PAX: Hot Route, Giving Tree, Ultratecht FNGs: None COUNT: 3 CONDITIONS: humid-er
WARMUP: nope
THE THANG: ran
MOLESKINE: :man-shrugging:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
PLAYLIST:
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40 years of Ladders

Date: 2026-03-09 AO: toratoratora Q: Giving Tree PAX: Hot Route, Ultratecht, Third Coast, Giving Tree FNGs: None COUNT: 4 CONDITIONS: Foggy, but generally have no idea how to dress for a workout this month.
WARMUP: Mosey put to track and back with standard fare.
THE THANG:
Ladders in the following format:
– 10 seconds of workout 1 – 10 second rest – 20 seconds of workout 2, 20 seconds of workout 2 – 20 second rest – 30 seconds of workout 3, 30 seconds of workout 2, 30 seconds of workout 3 – 30 second rest – 40 seconds of workout 4, 40 seconds of workout 3, 40 seconds of workout 2, 40 seconds of workout 1 – 30 second rest – 50 seconds of workout 5, … – 30 second rest – 60 seconds of workout 6, …
Ladder 1: Core (low and slow)
– Workout 1: marches with arms up mimicking a shoulder hold – Workout 2: inchworm with a pause in high plank – Workout 3: cross-body mountain climbers – Workout 4: dead bugs – Workout 5: shoulder taps – Workout 6: wall sit
Ladder 2: Plyo (HIIT)
– Workout 1: power jacks – Workout 2: alternating front kicks from squat – Workout 3: side shuffle to side lunge – Workout 4: speed skaters – Workout 5: ski downs – Workout 6: burpees
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
PLAYLIST: Songs from albums released in March 1986